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It was there when he was growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and his mother decided to take a job in Long Island to get him away from gangs. It was there when she decided to move to Miami, where he excelled in sports—once even being named the athletic achiever of the year in high school. God’s goodness even followed Cameron through his years in college, where he continued his athletic prowess, and went from studying pre-med to deciding on a career in modeling and acting. It was during that time that he remembered an encounter he’d had with God at 8 years old. Standing in front of a large window in their home on Long Island, Cameron had asked, “What am I here for?” and God had shown him a vision of himself standing on a stage speaking to a sea of people while skyscrapers rose behind him. Unsure what it meant, Cameron kept it to himself, eventually forgetting it. When Atlanta became a boomtown for models, he’d begun traveling there for jobs. Having been blessed to find an agent, he made a lot of money. When the casting director for the film "The Last Dragon" suggested to Cameron that he move to New York City, he did. He didn’t get the role, but the casting director became his manager, and signed him with a modeling agency that wanted to send him to Milan, Italy, prior to establishing him in New York. Not wanting to go to Milan, Cameron switched to the Wilhelmina agency and stayed in New York City. While in New York, he met a group of theatrical models in love with Jesus. Attending one of their meetings, he heard a Messianic Jew speak, and Cameron gave his life to Christ. The change had been cataclysmic. He became evangelistic overnight. Then he found out something that changed him even more. While in Miami for a brief period to play a role in the TV series "Miami Vice," Cameron’s mother told him about the ministry of Dr. Fredrick K.C. Price, a Spirit-filled minister in California. Through Price’s ministry, he was introduced to Kenneth Copeland Ministries and began watching KCM’s daily TV broadcast. As far as his acting career went, Cameron had seen much success. His nearly 50 acting roles included a number of appearances in TV series and TV movies, including "Doogie Howser, M.D.;" "Star Trek: The Next Generation;" "China Beach;" "The Equalizer" (1986); and "Miami Vice," as well as several movies. Home now, Cameron got a call from his agent to discuss terms of the contract. “There is partial body nudity in this role,” he said. “I don’t do nudity.” “OK, I’ll talk to them and get back to you.” When his agent called back, he told Cameron: “We’ve worked out a deal. They’ve agreed to use a body double.” Then, Cameron heard the voice of the Holy Spirit. 'You have to shun even the appearance of evil.' “I’m sorry, I can’t do it.” Losing a Career; Accepting a Call “Standing by my convictions changed everything,” Cameron recalls. “I didn’t just lose that role. The agency dropped me. Jobs dried up. No one hired me. The bright spot in all this was that I received a call into the ministry, and I accepted it. But for my wife, it was all too much. She filed for divorce and took our children back to Florida with her. I was devastated. “I tend to look on the bright side of any situation, but not being able to live with my children was the hardest thing I’d ever endured. I went through bankruptcy and lost everything. I ended up living in the back room of a house belonging to someone on welfare.” Despite the troubles he found himself facing, Cameron didn’t give up on his newly found faith in God. Over time, things began to get a little better. One day, while sitting alone at home, Cameron had an encounter with God. 'What do actors do?' he heard a voice say. “I don’t know, Lord. You’re God. Tell me, what do actors do?” Cameron answered. 'Actors create a new reality. They allow people to suspend their own belief system in favor of a different reality.' Then, he heard these words: 'Camy, you’ve been on stage and won many awards for acting. You create a different reality. What I want you to do is teach My people how to act like Me. I want you to teach My people that the Bible is the only script. Jesus is the only character. The Holy Spirit is the writer. Embody that. Be Christ in your skin. Have the mind of Christ. 'My people are disciples. Sons. Duplicates. Portray Jesus to society. When He saw something that didn’t line up with heaven, He infused His reality. He opened blind eyes. He commanded God’s will on earth.' 16 : BVOV